Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-22

may be imprisoned In the county jail for term
not less than one month nor more than one
year.
Art. 1639 Rany person shall by force or in
tim!dation, Obstruct or influence or attempt TO
obstruct or influence any voter In the free cN-
ercIse OF the elective franchise he shall suffer
the punishment prescribed IN tae preceding
article.
Art. 1855. If any person knowing him sell not
to be q qualified voter. shall az any election
vote or offer TO vote. for any olicer to be then
chosen, he snail be punished by confinement
in the panitentisry not less than two nor more
than five years.
Art. le6. If any person shall vote or attempt
to vote more than once ct the same election, he
shall be punished as prescribed in the preced
ing article.
Art. lG6. IL any person shall vote or attempt
to vote more than once at the same election, he
shall be punished as prescribed In the p:eced-
iu z article.
Note Chapter liz, acts 1919, after present..
ing the kind Of ballot to he used at elections.
and prohibiting the passing of the name of one
candidate over the name of any other candi-
date, and the dcpOsitirg of two or more tickets
folded together. ADDS this penalty: And any
person who shall deposit any ballot. except as
provided in this section or snail deposit two or
more tickets folded together at any eCt.oI in
this state, shall re deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and, upon conviction. shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding ore hundred dollars.
Art. I67. Every person who shall procure aid,
assist, counsel or advise another TO give his
vote at any election, knowing that the person is
not duly qualified to vote, or shall procure sid
assist, counsel or advise another to give his
vote more than once a! such election, shall be
fined in g not less than 500 nor more than
500, and may IN addition thereto he imprisoned
In the county iall for q period not exceeding
one month.
Art It's. If any person challenged as I'm
qualified shall be guilty OF wilfu and corrupt
false swe ring in taking any oath prescribed
i.y law he shall he punished by confinement in
the penitentiary not less than two nor more
than five yesrs.
Art I69. Every person who shall wil!ulIy and
co'ruptly procure any person to swear falsely.
as prescribe In the preceding article, shall be
punished by confinement In the pententlary
for any time not exceeding three years, or by .
line not exceeding 5000.
Art. l7O. If any person shall frauduleutly 81
ter or oJ!itera;c, or wiifuly seCreto. suppress
or destroy any ballot election return or CIR
tlfcate of election nc shall be punished by q
fine not exceeding $1,000.
Art III. II any person lntrusted with the
transmission of IN election return shall viii
fully do any acL that shall defeat tho delivery
thereof OF ,hall wifuliy neglect TO deliver the
same, as directed Dy law, ne shall be punished
by fine not exceeding $1,000.
Art, liz If any person shall take away such
election return from any person intruslei
herewith, either By force or IN any ether man
ncr, or shall wllfully do any act that shall de-
leat the due delivery thereof. as directed by
law, he shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing $1,000.
Art. l75, Any officer or person with whom
may be legally Deposited the ballots cas-: in an
election, who shall open sui read any ballot,
who shall permit it to be IOue eNcop: in
cases provided for by law, shall be punished by
fac not less than $50 nor more than $500. and
may, in addition thereto, DO imprisoned I'm the
county jail not to exceed ak months.
lr! Ia. II any clerk Of the county court, ia /
this state, shall fail, neglect, or refuse TO Sc
curely keep any ballot box containing tickets of
election committed to his custody by the pre-
siding officer of any election precinct, h3 saul /.
be punished by fine rot less than $50 nor more /.
than $500. and, IN addition thereto. he may be !.
imprisoned IN the county Jail for period not |
exceeding six months
p. S. Ii cur correspondent will stick to .
Fort Worth and mis- better half, we viii .
guarantee that he does not sink.